Deburring tool



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4 Claims. (Cl. 77-73.5)

This invention relates to deburring tools, and particularly to adeburring tool which is capable of removing l,

burrs at the ,edges of an aperture and `of machining a groove in the'body of the aperture between the ends thereof.

. In Patent 2,716,360, issued August 30, 1955, and assigned to theassignee of the present invention, a deburring tool is illustrated whichproduces the same functions of deburring as the present tool, with thepresent/tool having certain improvements over the patented tool,

The improvements embody primarily a spring which applies a force to thedeburring blade, which spring is readily adjustable so as to regulatethe load on the cutting edges of the blade. The tool body is milledlongitudinally either on one side or on opposite sides in a manner toprovide an elongated slot in which the blade and spring are mounted in amanner to simplify the machining and assembly operations.

Accordingly, the main objects of the invention are: to provide adeburring tool having a cylindrical body with an elongated slot in whichthe deburring blade and the pressure applying spring are mounted; toform a deburring tool from a cylindrical bar having an elongated slotmilled on the axis thereof in which adeburring blade is pivotallymounted and in which a spring is provided for applying pressure on theblade which is adjustable by a setscrew threaded into an aperture whichis intersected by the slot, and, in general, to provide a deburring toolwhich is simple in construction, positive in operation and economical ofmanufacture.

Other objects and features of novelty of the invention will bespecifically pointed out or will become apparent when referring, for abetter understanding of the invention, to the following descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a deburring tool having a pivotedblade embodying features of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 1, takenthrough the longitudinal center thereof;

Fig, 3 is a sectional view of the structure illustrated in Fig. 2, takenon the line 3-3 thereof;

Fig. 4 is a view of structure, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 2,showing another form thereof, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of structure, similar to that illustrated inFig. 4, showing a further form of the invention.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the deburring tool of the presentinvention embodies a cylindrical body having a truncated conical end 11and a tool receiving end 12. A slot 13 is milled on one side of theblade through the central axis of the body 10 and a slot 14 is milled onthe diametrically opposite side of the body 10 in a Inanner tocommunicate with the slot 13. A deburring blade 1'5 is mounted withinthe slot 13 on a pivot 16. The

pivot is made of spring material in the form of a cylinder 7 havingspaced edges so as to lock within an aperture 17 through the body 10 ofthe tool. The cutting end 18 of A the blade extends through a slot 19through the body at the base of the slot 13, with one side of the bodycut away at 21 to provide clearance for the chips which are cut from theends of the aperture which forms the burrs. The advancing end 22 oftheblade has a cutting edge thereon of greater slope than the cuttingedge on the rear edge 23 of the blade, the greater angularity at theadvancing edge functioning to deflect the blade on the pivot 16 as theadvancing edge cuts the burr 24 from a workpiece 25 so that the cuttingedge may pass through the aperture 26 of the workpiece to thereafter cutthe edge of the blade.

burr 27 on the opposite side of the workpiece.

The cutting end 18 is moved outwardly of the body 10 by the pressure ofa spring 28 which has an arcuate end 29 bearing against an arcuatesurface 31 on the rear The spring is deected at 32 at the opposite endfrom that engaging the blade, which end is extended into an aperture 33communicating with thel slot 14 in which the spring is disposed. Athreaded aperture 34 is provided in the body 10 intersected by the slot34 for regulating the pressure applied by the spring 28. Through theadjustment of the spring 28 by the screw 35, the force capable of beingapplied by the cutting edges 22 and 23 may be readily controlled.

In Fig. 4 a similar deburring tool is illustrated, the body having aslot 36 substantially the length of the combined slots 13 and 14 in thetool illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3. In the tool 37 illustrated in Fig. 4,the slot 36 is a continuous slot applied from one side of the tool body10. In this arrangement, the end 32 of the spring 28 is disposed over apin 38 which is similar to the pivot pin 16. The spring 28 in either ofthe embodiments may be made of a spring wire cylindrical in shape or maybe flat of square or rectangular shape.

In the tool of Figs. 2 and 4, adjustment of the tension of the spring 28is permissible by adjusting the screw 35. This provides an advantagewhen different metals and thicknesses of sheets or plates are to bedeburred at different times. When used as a production tool when all thework is the same, a tool as illustrated in Fig. 5 is preferablyemployed. In this arrangement, the tool 41 has a body 42 containing aslot 43 similar to but of less length than the slot 36 of the tool ofFig. 4. The blade 15 has the arcuate surface 31 below an extending lip44 to be disposed adjacent to the end of a spring 45. The opposite endof the spring has a straight portion 46 which is retained in an aperture47 drilled or otherwise provided in the body inwardly of the slot 43. Inthis arrangement, the tension exerted by the spring is preset so that axed force is applied to the arcuate surface 31. This preventsmisadjustment of the spring 15 which might occur if the workman `werefree to adjust the setscrew 35. A tool is constructed in this simplifiedmanner for removing burrs from a workpiece on both sides of the sheet orplate, with the outer edge 39 crowned laterally so as not to damage thebore surface when passing therethrough. By slotting the body on thecenter line, a recess is provided for the reception of the blade and thespring, the spring urging the cutting edge outwardly of the body. Thesetscrew in engagement with the central portion of the spring regulatesthe force applied for urging the cutting edge outwardly of the body.With this simple construction, tools of small diameters maybe readilyconstructed for removing the burrs from small apertures. The particularconstruction, however, is not limited to small diameter tools but toolsof this construction may be made to remove burrs on apertures of largediameters.

What is claimed is:

1. A deburring tool including, in combination, a body having a slot ofsubstantial length on the axis thereof,

an aperture extending through the bottom of the slot adjacent to one endthereof, a deburring blade pivoted in the slot having a projectingcutting end extending from the bottom through the aperture to theoutside of the body, and a longitudinally extending spring strip havingone end iixedly supported Within the slot with the opposite end engaginglthe end of the blade opposite to that having the projecting end, theend of said spring engag i ing said blade exerting a force thereonsubstantially perpendicular to the axis of said tool.

2. A deburring tool including, in combination, a body having a slot ofsubstantial length on the axis thereof, an aperture extending throughthe bottom of the slot adjacent to one end thereof, a deburring bladepivoted in the slot having a projecting cutting end extending from thebottom through the aperture to the outside of the body, a longitudinallyextending spring supported within the slot engaging the end of the bladeopposite to that having the projecting end, and means for engaging thespring interjacent its ends for changing the force applied thereby tothe blade.

3. A deburring tool including, in combination, a body having axiallyspaced slots cut therein from opposite sides in a common plane throughthe axis thereof, with one slot communicating with the end of theadjacent end of the other slot, the bottom of said slots being extendedthrough the body to form an aperture, a blade pivoted Within said oneslot having a projecting cutting end extending from the bottom thereofthrough said aperture, and a spring strip having one end xed in theother said slot with the other end engaging the blade for urging theprojecting end from the aperture.

4. A deburring tool including, in combination, a body having slots outtherein from opposite sides in a common plane, with the end of one slotcommunicating with the end of the other slot, one of said slots beingextended through the body to form an aperture, a blade pivoted withinsaid one slot having a projecting cutting end extending from the bottomthereof through said aperture, a spring in the other said slot engagingthe blade for urging the projecting end from said aperture, means foradjusting the tension of said spring, said adjusting means embodying athreaded aperture bisected by said slot and aligned substantially normalto the spring, and a screw Within said aperture.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,439,231 Erickson Dec, 19, 1922 2,314,084 Fried Mar. 16, 1943 2,360,424Kauffman Oct. 17, 1944 2,620,689 Cogsdill Dec. 9, 1952 2,656,890 BrandonOct. 27, 1953

